WORD FORMATION IN ENGLISH AND UZBEK: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Keywords:
English: Word formation, affix, suffix, blending, clipping, acronym, compound words, agglutinative language, analytic language, derivationAbstract
This study investigates word formation processes in English and Uzbek from a comparative linguistic perspective. It focuses on the morphological structure of both languages, the main strategies used in word formation, and the level of productivity observed in each system. English, as an analytic language, mainly forms new words through compounding and affixation, while Uzbek, being an agglutinative language, relies primarily on suffixation as its main tool for creating new lexical items. The research also considers similarities and differences between the two languages, along with cultural and historical factors that have influenced the development of their word formation systems. The analysis is based on 200 lexical items taken from both English and Uzbek
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